Testing On The Cheap

rattlesnake wrote:
"Brian Whatcott" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Do you really, really think an airframe designer hasn't thought it
through?
Shouldn't you?

The airframe designer hasn't thought it through, at least of my plans-build
'kitplane'. This aircraft was designed to fly nicely and it shows it really
does. But it absolutely was not designed for static load testing (which in
my view was a smart decision, because designing-in hardpoints which are
completely useless in flight is just adding dead weight). Besides - you
can't just add up the support capability of seats and engine mount by
ignoring the moment arms of your construction.


And the moment legs, moment feet, etc....